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Georgetown

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Incorporated Date:

December 9, 1859

Population:

2,513

Total Area:

3.9 sq mi

Contact Information

25 Old School Rd.

Georgetown, GA39854

Phone Number:

(229) 334-0903

Fax Number:

(229) 334-2151

Bordered on the west by Lake George, Georgetown, the county seat for Quitman County, incorporated on December 9, 1859. Originally called "Tobanana" after a nearby creek, the city takes its current name from the historic community in Washington, D.C. Georgetown is the county's only incorporated municipality.

The Quitman County Jail, with 12-inch thick brick walls, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Another historical city landmark is the Harrison-Brannon-McKenzie antebellum cottage.